KNICKS: Anthony has knee drained, questionable for Sunday

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2012, file photo, New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) celebrates in front of Miami Heat's Chris Bosh, rear left, and Shane Battier, after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New York. New York won 104-84. Winners of 20 games in a row, the Heat could be headed toward history. The Knicks, who play the Heat on April 2, 2013, are one team looking for their opportunity to stop the streak. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks say Carmelo Anthony had fluid drained from the back of his right knee and is questionable for their game Sunday in Los Angeles against the Clippers.

Anthony left in the third quarter of the Knicks’ 117-94 loss to Denver on Wednesday when the knee was bothering him again. He flew home to New York while the Knicks moved on to Portland for Thursday’s game against the Trail Blazers.

Anthony recently missed three games with what the Knicks said was a sore and stiff right knee. He struggled through poor performances in the first two games of their five-game trip, getting held to nine points Wednesday, before deciding to have the procedure.